The allotment diary. What happens when, what works, what doesn't on plot 18 of Swanland allotments.

Friday, 15 January 2010

Seed potatoes

A wet and murky afternoon drew me to shopping. We had a look in Wilkinsons on Hessle road and their shelves are filling up with gardening stuff again. I had a look at seeds and the like. They had onion sets for sale, sold by weight so it's not clear how many sets you're buying. They had white 'Sturon', an unnamed red onion and some shallots. They also had quite a range of seed potatoes, including Pentland Javelin which we want to try for our earlies, so I bought a bag.

We have put them away in a dark cupboard for now, we should bring them out for chitting next month. The cold winter might mean a late start for planting; potatoes don't like cold ground or frosts.